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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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